“We want a Jewish presence in Portugal,” said Mendes Godinho, “and we look to Jewish investment.” Citing low unemployment and calling Portugal the “third most peaceful country in the world,” she stressed the importance of bringing Jews to visit and live in Portugal.

Orr Yakobi, 22, was five when his parents brought him to the US from Israel. He grew up in the Los Angeles area, and, unbeknownst to him, did so in violation of immigration laws once his visa had expired.

Blaze apparently met with a friend last Tuesday and they drove to Borrego Park, where Blaze got out of the car at around 11 PM and went into the park. That's when he disappeared, according to the sheriff's department.

For decades, Céline's anti-Semitic pamphlets from the 1930s had not been reprinted because Céline's wife has forbidden their publication. But in 2017 the 105-year-old widow gave permission to Gallimard to publish them.